The Sun. — London, England, 1864-03-30 00:00:00

VIONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The demand for monetary accommodation still continues very active, and 6 per cent. is in most instances the general quotation in the open market for first class short dated securities. The increased icquiry now experienced is considered to be only of a temporary nature, and when provision has been made for the settlement at the Stock Exchange, and all payments have been completed in connection With the revenue account, it was thought that the market would assume an easier appearance. A sudden and unfavourable change has, however, taken place in the Paris exchanges, and as the alteration will admit of gold being sent to France from this country, the expectation of a reduction in the official quotation is now remote. About £60,000 in gold was withdrawn from the Bank yesterday for exportation to the continent. There was no material alteration in the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon. The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed April 4 a special settling day in the shares of the Gellivara Company and the British and Californian Banking Company, both of which are to be officially marked. Two o'CLocx. At Paris this day, eccording to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 65f. 80e.; Iteavy. It was unanimously agreed to-day at a special Daeeting- to change the name of the Intercolonial Reyhil Mail Steam Packet Company to the Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail Company. At the first ordinary meeting to-day of the Lon don and South AmsArican Bank—Mr. W. C. .Toaes in the chair—the re t ." , rt, recommending an amal -1111:nation with the_Mexican Bank, was adopted. A dividend of 63. per share, being at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, was also agreed to. Very little movement has occurred to-day in the market for Eaglish Funds, which have continued inactive. Consols are 941 for transfer, and 911 for the account. Speculation is exceedingly limited, and there is scarcely any demand for stock on behalf,of the investing public. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are quoted 891 1; Exchequer Bills, Bs. to 33. dis. ; India 5 per Cents., 104 ; and the Debentures, 99Z 1. In the Foreign Market there is not much anima nation, and prices are tolerably steady. Turkish 6 Per Cents., 1862, are 711 a ; do. Consolides, 53f, 54; Greek, 231 24; Spanish Passive, 35Z 36f; Mexican, 44:.4; Portuguese, 481 I; Italian, 66,1 67; and the Confederate Loan, 53 55. In the Rahway Share Market to• day there has been very little animation, the dealers and specula tore being occupied with the adjustment of the ace "hte. Prices, however, generally exhibit more firmness. South Western, North Eastern (Ben. Wick), Lancashire, and Yorkshire, and Great Eastern have improved about ss. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have been Without change of importance. Batik and Miscellaneous shares have continued ill fair request. London and County reealise 601 1; Eur opean, 11 to 111 ; Metropolitan and Provincial, . 2 ,„ 7 1 ; International Financial, 11Z 12 ; and Royal 'Jail Steam were improved to 691. The current quotations for some of the principal n ew projects are :—Credit Foncier, 5 to 51 prem. ; City Offices, 21 to 3 prem. ; Queensland Sheep, dis• to par; Thames Iron Company, 21 3i prem.; National Provincial Marine, Ito prem.; Central Ar g e ntine Railway, a to 1 prem.; London and Liverpool Hotel, 11 11 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES, . GOYERNM ENT FUNDS. ° Per Cent. Consols _ D itto Account, April 8 ti,per Cent. Reduced ~,ev, 3 per Cent. 894 new 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891.. . — A ttnuities, 30 yrs, expire iiith Jan., 1880.. Ditto for 30 yr s , exp i re sth April, 188;5. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent. 3 7 3 dis Ditto £SOO Ditto £lOO and £200 sank England St k, 41 per Ct., last hf.-yr Shut - - SECURITIES. INDIAN GOVERNMENT Z I Mls. Stock, 10i per Cent., April 1874.... 218 Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1670 Ditto Account..... .. , — Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888.. Do Certificates Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872. — Ditto 5f per Cent., May, 1879 — Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 991 1 Ditt o Ditto Bonds £l,OOO under £l,OOO •••• -- A -*lta FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. lian. Bonds, 5 per Cent Z_ razilian D 5 p itto er Cent 1859 Ditto, 1839 and 1859.....- Ditto 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60 891 Ditto 1863 ttp_itto Scrip, £55 paid.... — Pm C ram Ayres 6 per Cent — el l ; l i, a, 6 per Cent. Lan 6 per Cent ... D itto 4i psi C en t Colombian 6 Scrip £BO pd Ditt o Account.... Da nish 3 per Cent., 1825 .., D itto Account • • 4flundor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent.. Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) I)i tto 6 per Cent, 1863 g7 P t ian 7 per Cent loo} I e. D itto, Second Issue ' l l'eek 5 Der Cent. , 1824-5, ex-Coupons 24 31 Ditt • -r, 0 Accunt Dit to Cou p on NO, Acc o un t ri, 0 i t „7, 4 ernala 5 per Cent. k.;,„" °1• 1 6 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) .-- 1 44i 6 .Ica n 3 , per Cent 74 /410 Account.... zi,_orish I mper i a l 5 per C en t ew Granada — Ditto 2 per Cent.. — Ditto Deferred — ri p , i) itto Land Warrants (Hectares) — -r wau 41 per Cent — Ditto a er n. Ditto 4f p per o fe t nt., 1862 — P 'Atte Account ortuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 D Ditto Account.. Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 481 Ditto Account 49 , Ditto Scrip (1863) £ 3O pa id ii iPm 4 1.1ssian 6 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 4} per Cent., 1850 .. Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 Ditto 6 per Cent, 1862. 9l} cardinian 5 per Cent ~ bitto Account .. — c Panish 3 per Cent Ditto Account • • D itto New Deferrela p,tto Account .— Ditt o passive e iat o Account. 36 1 51 61 v a hhili Cert. of Coup not funded l3 a w bit to Account .. 13/ T,': 61 ,.. al; 4 per C en t — ij i ah 6 per Cent. 1854 trto Account ) t ° 6 per C en t. 1858 !,-,itto Account IDitto.V, £lOO B on d s 74 Itto 6 per Cent. 1862 1 -3 1! t !° Account „ 72 !un £lOO Bonds 72 1 , .- , ltt o G .__ ' ene zue uttratteed, 4 per Cent. lOO .ditto la 3 per CPut. bit, Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Divide Account .... A lla , ,nds on the above payable in Loud .a "'an ~,eig i a ti per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. -uoto, 2 , 1 i Per Cent., Ex. 25f , bits 2 Per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil 641 at a i i ° 4 Per Cent. Certificates at . b it , , ,, .per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 661 7 1 Pi ed "'Account Peri x T ri ltese, per Cent., Ex 25f — . 144 Dollar Bonds, 4f per Ct. Ex. 4s. %ta t , , THREE O'CLOCK. ,01 8 _ Ditto A pril°Y ecount A . Ziverpool Cotton Market—This Day, 2,' 9 ‘ i n l4 ' 7 46 t quiet. S a l es a b ou t 5,000 b a l es ; i mports, v; previously, :6,630. 4 la test bulleti n o f t h e h ea lth of the Ki ng o f Ite tuburg states that, although his Majesty is a itlVie t eak, h e b reathes more freely, and had passed c , t i ght. brs. lle:h,n Pri nce of Schleswig -Holstein-Glneksburg, fo r ( er - of the Kin g o f Denmark, has left Brussels if 1: 3 -PeaunPeu having receiv e d a d e spatch recall lk to the Danish capital. 35 37 16 17 90 92 10 106 17 +74 ei 7i 1?8 129 129 130 130 132 91 93 CO 66} 1(0 110 07 C 9 103 k 101 424 434 100 10 974 934 544 554 113 114 127 i 128 k 100 all all all all 100 100 100 6.13.4 97 99 54 63; 24 26 101 1016 55i 61 871 88} 128 181 la 2a p 78 7U Ivl 11} 124 126 41 43 98 100 v. 13.4! 53 61 34 36 94 9I 99 101 Si Oi 37 38 9} 10 r, 7i 8i e 163 U 6 5 7 . 3 t 92 06 22 24 47 } 65; tog i 81 68 1031 106 i i 1141 14 i2l BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing sitar: ttatlways Paid. Price. Business dont 1 0 0 tantic AtFt Lawreno all 59 6l itom.,Baroda&Cent Ito 1026 1031' 103 ( Gu. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares 406 13uitalo and Lake Huron all 56 6 10 Do. Preference all 7 6 8 1 00 / I.3uflalo,BrantAtiodrich 10 , p. et. lids. Aug. 1, 1672 .00 Do. do. July 1, 187, 100 100 Do. do. June 1, 16;4 100 at Clcutta.a S.Eastn. (Lin, 100 lot 163 at Cape Town 1 Dock Scrii 100 102 104 stock Maatn. Bengal gm 6 p lOO IC4I 1056 steek East Indian. gu. sp. c lOO 1041 10s1 1041 20 Do. do. G Ext l5 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada tut. 19 20 100 Do. Ist Prel. Bonds all 74 16 100 Do. ao. deferred all 58 62 100 Do. 2d Prel. Bonds all 66 68 661 100 Do. do. deferred all 51 53 100 Do. 3d ef. stock 100 Do. do. deferred all 40 (2 100 Do. 4th l'ref. sto,,k all 25 27 100 Do. do. deferred...— all 22 15 stook Gt.lndiarenixt.gua.sp.e 100 103 104 1031 CO Do. New gua. sp. c l2 I I Do. January, 1862 stook Ut. South.of India(Lim ...uaranteed 5 per cent. us. 03 101 t 0 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all N 1 0 i Do. New . . Is 1 it/ 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 witlet opt. all 92 04 100 Do. 56 p. e. do. '77-8.. . all 83 66 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 2 1 stock Madras guar., sp.a. .. 100 tot iO3 1021 2 stock Do. It p. c. Extension 100 97 99 stock Dc. IP d 0........ 100 02 94 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock Melb.t or p. np. o. Buds 100 sto 3lelb. & Hobson's Bay. all 55 58 100 Do. 7 p.c. 51ortg. Bds. al, - 90 New Br I:nsw - team Canda Class A ana B. all 3 N. Itl.C'da6 pe let pt bds 10u 82 /4 stock Soinde (100 101 105 stock Do. Delhi 40 Do. do 2 by s: Do. Punjaub .... N 73 ~ .11 all 102 103 10' 2 1 Du. Do. ........ ° ,21, 10 0 - 00h I Do. indus.St. Flo.) I 00 , 97 99 )LON lit L. (TONT ERNM EN I: ,E(lt' HAT 114 - - 1877-81 lot 101 103 103 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & ............. r I.':.' 100 100 tO2 - Do. 6p. c.Mar.& Sept. 100 99 101 - Do. p. o. Jan.&July. 10. 88 00 88} - Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 88 90 'ape G.Ltope. 5 p 0,187 Z, 100 106 108 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 110 112 Do. 1890 100 111 113 -- Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 109 111 - Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 112 114 - Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 108 - Natal Gov. 6 per cant 100 108 110 N.B.Gov. 6 p.o.J a.&J uly 100 jOl 103 - bo. Bp. c.Ap. & Oct. 10( - - N. S. W. Gov. 5p •.,18 100 99 100 - Du. sp. c.,18,1 to 1, 100 99 10' 99} - Do. d0.,1888 .1z upwth 100 99 100 99 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 108 110 - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. e. - sterling, 1875. lOO 103 105 - !Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 - - IS. Aus G6p.e.1t378.ez up.. 100 109 111 - Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja..t.July 100 - - Do. io +ID.o. A n.iltOot. 100 1116 1126 114 12 114_ . _ • __ _ BRITISH MINES. 2 lJambrian Consul. Gold 1 4 id - ~iitlord Amalgamated - 354 868 - Devon G. Con.. (Taoist ; I 6 6 5 665 - East Bassett (Illogan) 30 70 75 - East Clogau Gold Ltd - - - East Caradon ..14.0 30 32 - East Cam Brea.... - E. OV'l Russel (Tavistk ) 8.9.0 31 4,6 Gam.&StAubyn(Gwen 581 10 11 - Great South Tolgus l7B 34 4 - G. Wheal Vor (Holston 40 37 39 - Grenville ts.l6. t 84 9 $4 - El erc•d's- Foot 8.12 85 37 - t I ingston Downs 4. 8.0 4 44 - Lady Bertha - Margaret (Uny Lelact 9k 19 21 Marke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ' 21 1} 1 d - New Setun l9l 83 95 - • North Downs 24 14 2 N.Wh'i Basset(lllo4an 3.1.0 2 24 - North Wheal Crotty - l'ar Consols (st. Blazey, - - i'rovidenoe (Unyy Lelnt.) 10.6.7 41 43 - South Caradon( 'tCleer 14 440 (60 - $. Cam Brea (Illogan) - ti. Wheal Fran. (Illnan 18.18.9 50 55 - 'Stray Park 30.17.6 32 34 ramar Silv.& Lead Min. - fin Croat d 19 20 West Basset (Illogan) ll 10 11 - W C: radon (Llskeard) 5 20 22 - West Soton - Wheal Basset (Illogan) 5} 874 924 % - v heal Buller(ltedruth) 10 .31 37 - Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 - WhealLud , ott - Wheal Mary Ann ;Men ) 8 134 144 - Wheal 3eton . 581 190 200 - Wheal Trelawney (Lis.) 7 21 24 - Wheal Union 3.17 2} 24 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 2, 107 Great Western Orig. 4/ 1 per cent. pf., 9Si PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 6 per cent., pf., 101 100 London, Brighton, &c., 44 per cent., 1868, 1001 Vale of Neatu, 4i per cent., 201 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTAL& London and Chatham, 4} per Cent., 91 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 1,1 1 i t FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, 11m„ 12a 12 Mariquita, JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Agra and United Service (lira.), 121 &mance ,111 n. 1. 52 i 1 Anglo Austrian, 61„-,* Bank of < <tago, lim., 4 3; Bank of Queensland (lim), 201 Brazilim and Portuguese, Um.. 8 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 451 English and Swedish, lim.. 13} ii Imperial Ottoman. 191 1 Land Mortgage Bank 01 India, Um., 31 London Bank or Scotland, lim., 151 London and County, 591 London and South-Western (Um.), 15 Metrop. and Prov. Bank (Um.), 271 1 Mexican, lira., 5/ Scinde, Punjaub. and Delhi, Um., 111 Union of Australia, Ditto, new, 321 MISCELLANEOUS. Contract Corporation, lim., 6 Credit Foncier,,9l 101 Crystal eal.ce, Ditto, Preference, 1121 Egyptian Commercial and Trading, lim., 61 Hudson's Bay, 181 International Financial Society, 111 1 London Financial Association, Um., Ditto, new, 151 Londoo, Italian, and Adriatic Steam, 3 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, Um., 21 National Discount Company, Urn., 13 Peel River Land and Mineral, 45/ Royal Mail 6011-Tn. 89 The net of Parliament to enable Sir John Law rence to receive his annuity of £2,000 from the East India Company, in addition to his full salary of Governor-General of India, was printed on Saturday. The Secretary of State for India is now empowered to pay the full salary, notwithstanding the annuity of £2,000. Leotard, the famous gymnast, whose trepeze per formances at the Cirque Napoleon attracted all Paris three years ago, has just been paying a short visit to the French capital on his return from Turin. He yesterday gave a lesson to the advanced pupils of M. Pascaud's gym nastic establishment in the Rue de Vaugirard, and per formed infinitely more wonderful feats than any he over before exhibited in Faris. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOurtS. Sharel Railways. paid: Closing Business IPrice. clone. Bir.. Wol., and Str. Val Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,andltlid.o) Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall 8 8i Si 9 83 F 5 118 118 Do A A gets no diN Do. B Stfill6pc.pan.haF been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun,,Berth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stl Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthot Scotlan•3 Great Northern Do A stock Do B do 'Gt. S. an.i W. of Irelan Great Western ...... Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashite & Yorkshire London and Blackmail Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & So . ..tit Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do f shares.. Metropolitan Midland Do New . Do Binning. & Derb3, Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kett Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, Dundee Nth. Eastern—llerwiu Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecda Do cork Do Carlisle North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. sloe, Do Scot. Mid. stock.. Shrews. and Weichpoo Shropshire Union South Devon ... South Eastern 'South Wales S. York. and River Dm, 6tames,Wok.,andWok Stockton DarlingtoLH Do Do New, 1806 Taff Vale.. Do B Do C Uleter Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford Kilkeuny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland -Oxford. Do Newport Do Hereford 6j 7 TDE SVIN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 30, 1864. POLICE INTELLIGENCE — This Day. BOW-STREET. INFRINGING THE REFRESHMENT lIOVISE ACT.—John James Weedy appeared to answer a summons taken out against him at the instance of the Excise for keeping an unlicensed refreshment house. Mr. Dwelley, the solicitor to the Excise Office, said the defendant kept a refreshment house, No. 249, Pentonville road, and he should prove that on the 29th of February, he supplied certain refreshments atter the hour laid down in the act for the closing of unlicensed refreshment houses. John Chapel, an officer in th• Excise, said on Feb. 29 he was passing the chop-house kept by the defendant in Pentonville-road, and seeing some mutton chops in the window ho went and asked to be served with one, and also some tea and bread and butter. It was at about half past 10 at night, and as the house was unlicensed it ought to have closed at nine o'clock. Defendant—When you came in did I not tell you the fire was out ? Witness—Yes, but you afterwards said there was enoueh remaining, and the chop was cooked and served. You had previously brought me the tea, bread, end butter. Defendant—l took the licence out three days after, viz., on the of March, and at the time I served the officer I did not know I was doing wrong. Mr. Dwelley said he believed the defendant had been cautioned previous to information being taken out about his mode of carrying on his business. The defendant—l don't deny that I served the officer, but at the time I told him the fire was going out, and I was just closing. Mr. Vaughan—That is, in fact, pleading guilty. All I have to do is to administer the law. The act sets down the find for keeping an unlicensed refreshment house at £2O, but p }wer is given to the magistrate to mitigate the amount, and I therefore fins you £5 for the infringement of the act, which you have done. You can memorialise the Excise Commissioners fur a reduction of the penalty, but I have no power to inflict a lower fine than I have done. LITERATURE. Ninimo' s Shckspere. The first of a series of seven " shilling parts," (each part, judging from ttis one, of more than 250 pages, seven parts, which are intended to comprise within them the vhole of the works of William Shakspere)—has hero made its appearance. The initial instalment of the work now before us contains (for u shilling) The Tempest, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Tie Merry Wives of Windsor, Measure for Measure, The Comedy of Errors, Much Ado about Nothing, and Love's Labour Lost—all or these complete, and together with these the opening scenes n Midsummer Night's Dream. Th 9 edition (notwithstanding its many rivals just now) is so good aid so cheap that it is tolzrably certain, we should think, of a large, and therefore remunerative, circulation. Minchnzoor. By D:. John Blown. Edmonstone and D,)ughs. Another of those relishing little essays by which Dr. John Brown has built ul for himself within the last few years so delightful a reputation. Minch moor, however, is hardly "up" to the last of its predecessors , It is certainy not to be mentioned in the same breath with "Rai) and his Friends"— the best of the whole bunch. Post-office London Directory for the Counties of Northanyton, Huntingdo4, Bedford, Bucking ham, Berks, and Oxforc. Kelly and Co., Old Boswell-court. The third edition of the ' Post-office Directory for the six counties above enumerated, produced under the editorship of E.R.Kelly, M.A., is muchin advance of its predecessors, and, as far as we have been enabled to test it, is a marvel of correctness. Several important additions have been made to the information usually contained in directories, while in the volume under notice hats of Hundreds and Poor Law Unions have been included in the topo graphy of each county, and it is stated under each parish in what Hundred, Union, and County Court District it is situated. The Post-office Savings Banks have been noticed, th 3 names of the parish clerks are given under each parish, lists of farm bailiffs of gentlemen farming their own land, have been added, and the new lines of railway have been laid down in the county maps attached to each division of the lo)ok, corrected down to the present date. In order to guard against any inaccuracy, prouf sheets of the work have been submitted to all the prominent persons in the respective places men tioned, and thus, while we have a volume that adds much to the reputation of the Messrs. Kelly, we have one that can be implicitly relied upon. The Universal Newspaper and Periodical List, This very useful little volume has just been published by Mr. Watson, of Brydges-street. It contains a list of all the newspapers, with their politics, prices, etc., published throughout the king dom, also a similar catalogue of all the weekly, monthly, quarterly, magazines and periodicals, together with a list of all the foreign and colonial newspapers. To those requiring information of the above description the book will be found exceedingly useful. Consumption Arrested by the Turkish Bath. liardwicke, Piccadilly. This is a reprint of the report of Dr. Leared, first published in the Lancet, preceded by directions and observations for the construction of Turkish Baths for medical purposes by David Urquhart, Eq. No one, it will be admitted on all hands, has stood up so valiantly or more successfully in defence of the Turkish Bath, both as a curative and a luxury, than Mr. Urquhart, and the pleasure of seeing the blind prejudices which formally existed against it melting away, must be heightened by the fact that heat, administered as he directed, has been found remarkably successful in conquering one of the direst foes to the human frame, viz , consumption. The little volume now before us gives plain direc. tions for the economical construction of hot air baths similar to those which at present exist in Jermyn-street, but of course not in so costly a style. speaking of consumption, Mr. Urquhart remarks in his introduction— Consumption is a modern disease. It was no more known formerly in England than it is known to-day in countries whose habits resemble those of England formerly, even when there is no bath. There can be, therefore, no greater error than to suppose that the lungs are wasted by climate, —nor, consequently, that change of climate is a remedy for consumption. After the disease has made progress, relief may be so afforded. It is a chance, an incident, and no more. Such relief is, however, within the reach of a fraction only of the sufferers. lhose who are so favoured by fortune as to be able to change their abodes, are at the present moment only flying from effective means of restoration which are now to be found at home. -- - The report of Dr. Leared contains many very start ling instances in which the bath has been pecu liarly successful in arresting the ravages of con sumption, and the eminent physician concludes his paper with the following remarks : In a disease which condemns so many to prolonged suf fering and death, aad in which we have been powerless to save, a treatment cannot fail to be welcome which as an agent of cure promises so well, and which has been at least proved greatly to alleviate suffering. If it, unfortu nately, fell to my lot to be affected by phthisis, I should give the hot-air bath the fullest trial. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A PROSECUTOR AND HIS WITNESS REFUSED THEIR EXPENSES.—Susan Leonard, a dirty miserable looking woman, was charged befor Mr Arnold will stealing a can of milk, the value of the can and milk being 16s It appears that Mr W. Griffin, dairyman, of 11, Little Windmill-street, is in the habit of leaving a can of milk every evening at the door of Mr Birch, milkman, 2, South row, and about a quarter to 7 this morning a female saw the prisoner tale up the can and milk and walk off with it. She then gave information to Mr Birch, and he went after the prisoner and gave her into custody, the prisoner refus ing to give up the can and milk, stating they were her own property, and that she was going to serve her customers. In answer to Mr Arnold, Mr Griffin and Mr Birch said that the can of milk was left at the door of Mr Birch every morning between 6 and 7, the house bell being rung to let Mr Birch know that it was there, but no one being in charge of it, and it appeared that this morning it was left for three-quarters of an hour unprotected. Aldridge, 205 U, said the prisoner was quite sober at the time. The prisoner had nothing to say in answer to the charge, Mr Arnold committed her for trial, and said that the female who had given Mr Birch information should have her expenses, but neither Mr. Birch nor Mr. Griffin. They had acted very foolishly, and in a most incautious manner. Mr Griffin asked the magistrate whether he could not deal with the case, Mr Arnold said he could not, It was to give the prose cutor and his witness the inconvenience—for leaving their property in such an exposed manner, and placing tempta tion in the way of persons—that he sent the case to the sessions, The prisoner was then committed for trial. WESTMINSTER. A SURGEON CHARGED WITS THREATENING HIS WIFE. —Mr. Joseph Lancashear, a surgeon, of No, 1, Park-road, West Brampton, was charged with using threatening lan guage to his wife. . . . . . Mrs. Lancashear said that on the 28th inst. her husband came home drunk and commenced a volley of abuse at her and everybody ho met. He called them beastly names, and after putting them all in jeopardy fell on a chair and went to sleep. He awoke very excited, and crossing the room thrust his fist in her face. She called for assistance and he desisted, but afterwards came up to her and aimed a violent blow at the back of her neck, which was fortunately warded off by her daughter. Witness and all the inmates of the house went in fear of their lives. Ho took up a poker and said he would do for them. His conduct was often similar to that on the present occasion, and ho had more than once threatened to poison all the people in the house. Mrs. Nancy Brewer having corroborated this statement, Louisa Lanoashear, an intelligent girl, said her father came home drunk and went to sleep on a chair. He woke up and abused her mother, and would have struck her on the head had not she prevented him. He said he would do for her, Mr. Tyrwhitt, after animadverting on the defendant's conduct, said he was sorry to see a man in his position in life placed et the bar of a police court charged with such an offence. The case, however, did not appear to him of a vindictive nature, and he should order defendant to find one bail in £lO for his good behaviour to his wife for six months. THAMES. STEALING GOODS IN TRANSIT.—IIenry Dagwell and James West, lightermen, were brought before Mr Partridge, charged with breaking open a case and stealing 5 pieces of calico therefrom. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, prosecuted on behalf of the steam-tug and lighterage company, who he said were exten sive carriers, and had been losers to a large amount by the dishonesty of servants, who were well paid, and had no the flimsy excuse for dishonesty of insufficient wages. The prisoner West was in the employ of the company as a lighterman. Bagwell was formerly in the service of the company in the same capacity. West had been recently in charge of one of the company's barges, called the Spring, which was laden with hardware, Manchester goods and other property intended for shipment. That charge was in the East India Export Dock yesterday. About half past 5 o'clock in the evening the prisoner Dagwell was about to pass out of the dock when a constable named Edward Knight observing he was rather bulky stopped him, and asked him what he had about him and what ship he had just left. The pri soner said " Why do you want to know ?" The constable touched the prisoner in the ribs, and said " What have you here ?" The prisoner answered, "That is my business." Knight took the prisoner into custody, and, upon searching him, found two new pieces of calico, measuring 40 yards each round his body. The value of the calico was £3. The prisoner was asked where be lived, to which he replied that he had no fixed place of residence. He was taken to the station house, and there gave his address, No. 3, Wright's-court, Cotton-street, Poplar. Knight and another officer named Charles Douglas went to the place named, and while search ing it, West came there, inquired for Dagwell, and was taken into custody. West admitted that he was the lighterman of the barge Spring, in the East India ex port dock. The prisoner had no right to leave the barge while there were goods on board, and ought to have been there at the time he went to Dagwell's home. The cargo of the barge Spring was afterwards examined, and a case of Manchester goods was found to have been broken open, and several pieces of calico, each measuring 40 yards, were missing. On searching the cabin of the barge three pieces of the stolen calico were found under West's sleeping berth. Those were the principal incidents of this case ; and after he had called his witnesses he should ask for a remand, to enable him to send to Manchester for witnesses to identify the goods. Witnesses were then called in verification of Mr. Charles Young's statement. Mr. John Francis Smith, manager of the Thames Steam Tug and Lighterage Company, said the calico of the barge Spring was exclusively under the control of the prisoner West. Mr. Gomm, for the prisoners, cross-examined the wit. nesses, and said he should reserve the defence. Mr. Partridge remanded the prisoners for a week, MARKETS--This Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market to day the arrivals of English wheat were small, but the general quality of the produce was good. Both for red and white qualities the demand ruled inactive at the rates current on Monday. The supply of foreign wheat on the stands was by no means extensive. Most descriptions were in limited request; Nevertheless previous quotations were supported. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly at late rates. Good and fine malting barley ruled firm at fully late rates. Other descriptions met, however, a slow sale, yet no change took place in their value. The malt trade was dull, and prices had a drooping tendency. . _ The supply of oats on sale was somewhat extensive. A moderate business was transacted in most descriptions at Monday's quotations. Beans sold steadily, and prises ruled firm. The supply on offer was but moderate. Peas were in fair average request at full quotations. The flour trade was by no means active, yet prices ruled stationary. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flout. English.... 3,C50 1,230 1,510 2,070 1,120 Irish — 2,900 FOllaigll 0,210 530 , 11,909 320 sks. 323 brie, BOROUGH HOP. On the whole the trade is firm, and prices are well main. taincd, WHITECLTAPEL. The supply of meat on sale here is moderate, and the trade rules inactive as follows . Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 6clto 4s 6d; lamb, Cs to 78; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d; and pork, 313 2d to 4s 4d per 81bs by the carcase. AMERICA. (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) (Per the City of New York.) NEW YORK, March 19. Despatches from the army of the Potomac report all quiet at the front. It is rumoured that the rebel General, Stuart, with 5,000 cavalry crossed the Rappahannock at Fredericksburg, on the 17th, for the purpose of making a raid in the rear of Gen. Heade's army, or possibly to make a dash at Wash ington. No confirmation of this report has been received ; the opinion, however, prevails in military circles that Gen. Leo will soon make a formidable demonstration, either against Ger. Meade, in force, or against Washington by attempting to get in the rear of Gen. Meade's army. Gen. Grant having assumed command of all the armies of the United States, has announced that his headquarters, for the present, will be with the Army of the Potomac. The 'Washington correspondent of the New York World states that it is generally understood that the first object of Gen. Grant, in the approaching campaign, is a blow against the rebel capital. It is positively asserted by most of the New York and Washington papers that Gen. Meade will soon be superseded in the command of the Army of the Potomac by Gen. W. F. Smith. A rumour is afloat that Ervill's entire corps is moving into the Shenandoah Valley, but the reports of Federal scouting parties announce no such movement. A despatch from Charlestown, West Virginia, reports that on the 16th inst. a rebel force 1,500 strong was within 15 miles of Gnyandotte, threatening Barbourville. A strong Union force was sent to oppose them. Chattanooga despatches of the 15th instant an nounce that the rebels were moving their artillery from Dalton towards Ringgold, and their cavalry had picketed Taylor's Gap. They have a heavy force of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, and their present movements indicate that they will assume the offensive. A concentration of their forces for this purpose is believed to be in progress. An officer of the army at Chattanooga writes that the Federal army cannot remain in that posi tion when the hot weather begins, on account of the stench arising from an immense number of dead horses and males, which have died of starvation during the winter. The country around Chatta nooga, for miles, is strewed with decaying cars cases, estimated to number at least 50,000. Richmond papers assert that the recent advance of the Federal forces under General Palmer against Dalton, was made in supposition that the Confede rate army at that point had been greatly depleted to reinforce General Polk. Tne rebel cavalry force under Forrest, Lee, and Chalmers, after repulsing the expedition of Generals Smith and Grierson, are said to have concentrated, and moved rapidly to join the main army of General Polk. A mutiny is reported to have occurred among the garrison at Fort Morgan, Mobile. The mutineerb proposed surrendering the fort to the Federal fleet, but their plot was discovered, and 30 of them were shot, after trial by court-martial. Admiral Farragut has withdrawn his fleet from before Mobile. The _Richmond Examiner of the 14th inst., states that firing was still kept up against Charleston, bus no more casualties were reported. Unusual activity in the Federal fleet at Folly inlet, on the 13th. It is reported that General Gilmore's chief of Staff stated before the committee on the conduct of the war at Washington on the 17th, that the lower portion of Charleston has been nearly destroyed by the Federal fire, and that only the upper portion of the city was occupied by rebel troops. Southern accounts make no mention of such results. Another ironclad is said to have'been completed by the rebels at Charleston, and a naval attack ou the Federal fleet was by no means thought im probable. The rebels are reported to be concentrating a heavy force under General Pickett in North Caro lina, either with a view of attacking Norfolk or Newburn, or to oppose any Federal force that might be sent from either of those points up the south side of the James River against Richmond. Guerilla bands aro forming in several counties in Kentucky, for the purpose of obstructing the navi gation of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers ; and a number of arrests were made at Hickman of men who were organising themselves into companies to join the rebel army. Great excitement prevails, and it is feared that there exists a formidable conspiracy against the Federal Government. Despatches from the south-west announce that a desperate fight had taken place near Yazoo City, and it was reported that three Federal regiments had been captured, the 11th Illinois and two Louisiana negro regimets. This force, under com mand of Colonel Coates, was sent up the Yazoo River on steamboats, with instructions to menace the rebels in the neighbourhood of Yazoo City, in order to effect a diversion in favour of the Sherman expedition. Colonel Coates captured and occupied Yazoo City. The transports were then loaded with cotton and sent to Vicksburg, with instructions to return in ten days with a supply of provisions and forage. After the boats were fairly beyond recall, the rebels, i❑ overwhelming numbers, bore down upon Colonel Coates, who, after a severe but briet fight, was forced to surrender his entire command, escape bEing impossible. This report lacks confir mation, but is generally believed. Another report of the same affair states that during the fight some Federal gunboats came up and drove the rebels off. Admiral Porter's fleet is said to have captured the town of Harrisonville, on Red River ; also a rebel fort on the Wachita. A portion of the marine brigade surprised a rebel camp near Port Gibson, and captured 47 prisoners: The rebels are said to be preparing to attack the contraband camp opposite Vicksburg. The negro troops at Waterproof are reported to have commit ted many outrages, and it was feared that any of them who fell into the hands of the rebels would be very severely dealt wish. THE SHAH'S JEWELS.—In such a show of gems as seemed to realise the wonders of Aladdin's lamp, the eye was too much dazzled and the memory too con• fused for description to be possible. But I remember that at the back of all was the Kaianian crown, and on either side of it two Persian lambskin caps adorned with splendid aigrettes of diamonds. The clown itself was shaped like a flowerpot, with the small end open, and the other closed. On the top of the crown was an uncut ruby, apparently without flaw, as big as a hen's egg. In front of the crown were dresses covered with diamonds and pearls, trays with necklaces of pearls, rubies and emeralds, and some hundreds of diamond, ruby, and torquoise rings. In front of those again were gauntlets and belts covered with pearls and diamonds, and conspicuous among them the Kaianian belt, about a foot deep, weighing perhaps 181 b., and one complete mass of pearls, diamonds, emeralds, and rubies. Still nearer to us stood a drinking bowel completely studded with enormous jewels, a tray full of foreign orders set in brilliants, and in front of all lay a dozen swords, one or two of which are worth a quarter of a million each. Along with these were epaulettes covered with diamonds, and armlets so contrived that the brilliants revolved and kept up a continual shimmer. It was difficult among so many to single out particular gems. Perhaps, however, the;fisrt place ought to be assigned to the famous Daryia Nur, or "Sea of Light," the sister diamond to our Punjab trophy, the Kah i Nor, or " Mountain of Light." It is an inch and a half long, an inch broad, and 3-SLlas of an inch thick. Ichas the name of Path Ali Shah on one side, and the inscribing this name reduced the value of the diamond, so "deux millions—mais deux mil. at least says Yahya K han, lions de quoi—de piastres, do francs— quo sais-jc ?'' I was not prodigiously impressed with this jewel, it is a mon strous diamond, but not very brilliant. I could pardon a rustic who should mistake it for glass. Nevertheless it has a wondrous history. The Persians say—and, to copy the Jowettian expression, I partly agree with them—that the Sea of Light and the Mountain of Light were jewels in the sword of Afrasiab, who lived 3,000 years is.C. Etustam took them from Afrasiab, and they continued in the crown of Persia till they were carried away by Titular, from whom they descended to Muhammad Shah, King of Delhi, and Nadir brought them from India ; but when he was slain, Ahmed Shah Abdalli carried off the Kuh i Nur, which de scended to Shah Shuja, and was taken from him by itan jit Singh. The Darya i Nur remained in Persia with the greater part of the other gems that Nadir brought from India.—Easttvick's Journal in Persia. Ocurig to the death of Admiral Penaud, Rear Admiral d'Herbinghem has assumed the provisional cont. mad of the squadron of evolutions in the Itiediterranegni The Late Trial for Attempted Murder in France. The acquittal of M. Armand at Aix, when tried on the charge of attempting to murder his coach. man, Maurice Roux, suggests to the France the subjoined reflections :—" A man happened to exist holding an honourable position ; he was wealthy, beneficent, and honoured with the esteem and con sideration of his fellow-citizens. One day it came to pa=.is that an evil report was circulated about ac cusing this man of an atrocious crime—namely, that he had attempted to murder his servant, and with a superabundance of cruelty which aided to the horror of the deed. Who was the accuser ? The servant himself, who pretended to have been his master's victim. What was the object of this cowardly attempt? No one knows. Under what circumstances did it occur ? "Vas there a quarrel with high words and blows on both sides? NJ one can tell. Oa this denuncia tion M. Armand was arrested ; a protracted inves tigation followed ; and ever since the 7th July last, the accused has u adergone all the sufferings of pre ventive imprisonment with the rigorous formalities which examining magistrates have the right to enforce. The passions of the public were roused, and it was found indispensable to remove the trial to a distant department in order that the accused and his judges might be placed in a more impartial medium. At last, after eight long months, justice gives her award. He who was the object of so much rigour, prejudice, and public passion, is solemnly acquitted. It is no duty of ours to search the consciences of the accused and his accusers for the solution of mysteries which are known to God alone; but public opinion has taken a deep interest in the various incidents of this drama ; and now that it has resulted in a verdict of not guilty, we think that it offers a lesson which ought not to be given in vain." The lesson in question is that the Armand trial furnishes the strongest argu ments against the system of preventive imprison ment now acted on in France, since here is a man solemnly declared innocent by a jury of his countrymen, who for eight months had to undergo all the bodily and mental torture in cidental to close confinement for so lengthened a period. Hence, argues the France, nothing can be more urgent than to reform the French penal code in the part relative to preventive imprisonment. But there is another portion of the trial which perhaps will be even more commented on than M. Armand's imprisonment—the decision of the Court the day after his acquittal, whereby the man pro nounced not guilty the preceding day, has to pay 20,000 fr. to Roux as damages for having inadvert ently given him a blow. The Court declared that it acted in virtue of Art. 1,382 of the Code Napo leon. On referring to that enactment, we find that it runs thus : " Any act whatever of a man that causes damage to others, obliges him by whose fault it occurs to repair it." In England, this supplementary sentence could not be well comprehended, as the decision of the jury would have terminated the case by affirming the prisoner to be either innocent or guilty. In France the practice is different, and the Constitutionnel gives on the incident the following explanation, which, however, reads very Eke an apology : "It is proper to add, i❑ order to explain this result, that, according to the law, the Court ii not bound by the verdict of the jury ; in this sense, that, although the latter has set aside the criminality, the former may consider the fact as proved, and declare the author responsible i❑ a civil point of view. More over, the negative verdict of the jury only bears on the ,culpability, and does not pronounce on the materiality, of the fact. A person accused may be the author of the act with which he is charged, and nevertheless not be guilty. According to the letter of the law, public and civil action are entirely die. tinct, without influence one on the other, apd may even be brought before different different courts. The decision come to by a Criminal Tribunal does in any way bind that which may take place be tore the civil jurisdiction." HEALTH OF THE METROPOLIS. numberr 0 e 2 ; t h e Registrar-General'. ,30tW ten previous Return.) The deaths registered in London in the week that (From The average num ber years, ended blBe rm last f-60r3, tihs o,Saturdaywithtwelfth w week k 1 correction fo r increase 0 f pop u . latioe, 1,449; and the actual return is less than the calculated number by 52. Smallpox is recorded as fatal in 11 cases ; measles, Wh i ch 3 7; diphtheria in 6 ; exhibits an in end typhus in 47. Six fatal cases of scarlatina occurred in the Kensington in crease, whooping-coughe ase, in 44 ; scarlatina in 65 ; i n which is Town subdistrict; 6 front les, Th a e nd num 6 . whooping-coughferre i d a Itosling ul te e a n s . Plithisis is 158 ; from abtoaemr e bronchitis oanecdhetiaht tieshs nearly the previous week. More than half of the deaths from phthisis occurred in the period of life 20-40 years, While nearly half of those from bronchitis occurred is the period 60- 80 years. Fifty out of 88 deaths, from pneumonia happened to inmates under 2 Years of age. On the 22d.inst. the wife of a cabman, aged 61 years, was found dead in Lower-street, Islington, from " syn cupe produced by excitement and want of food/ 1 On the 20th inst., an oilman, aged 79 years, died in the workhouse, Whitechapel , from " effusion into the ventricles of the brain, accelerated by expo sure and cold." On the 21st instant, at 32, Angel-gardens, Shadwell, a dock labourer, aged 42 years, was found dead from " inflammation of the lungs, accelerated by exposure and want of necessaries." Twoinfants and two adults died by murder or manslaughter ; three per sons by intemperance. seven nonagenarians died, the two oldest of whom Were respectively 96 and 97 years of age. Last week the births of 974 boys and 923 girls— in all 1,897 children—were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1854- 63 the average number (corrected) Was 2,063. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the Week Was 29 . 669 in. The reading rose to 29.88 in. on Thursday, and fell to 29'39 in. on Saturday. The mean tempe rature of the air in the week was 40'4 deg., which is 1.7 deg. below the average of the same week in forty-three years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). After Sunday the mean daily temperature was below the average till the end of the week. The highest day temperature was 57.6 deg. on Sunday. The lowest tight temperature was 26•9 deg. on Thursday. The range of tempera ture in the week was therefore 30.7 deg. The mean daily range was 17.5 deg. On three nights the thermometer fell below the freezing point of water. The difference between the mean dew point tempera ture and air temperature was s'l deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 82, complete saturation being represented by ',OO. On the first four days the wind was in the north-east. There was no rain, except 041 in., which fell on Satur day. The mean of the highest temperatures of the water of the Thames was 45.7 deg., and that of the lowest was 43.6. THE FRENCH THEATRES, LTRIQUE —The extraordinary reputation of M. Gounod's last opera, " Faust," which appears to be making the tour of all Europe, attracted a very unsual degree of attention to his new opera just brought forward here, entitled " Mireille." We have - never seen a more crowded or more excited audience, or one more desirous to be pleased, than that assembled at its first representation. But whether it was that public expectation had been too highly raised, or from whatever other cause, certain it is that though the new opera was favourably received it did not create the same undivided admiration as its predecessor. Not that there was any want of enthusiasm ; on the contrary, there was too much, for the opinions of its supporters seemed to be rather the expres sion of passion than judgment. How the world will even tually decide a little time will determine, For ourselves, without undertaking to pronounce an opinion after one uneasy and agitated hearing as to whether the fanatics of the more discreet moderados were right, we are at present disposed to believe that the majority will be found among the latter. The libretto is founded upon a pretty and touch ing legend of Provence, written in the patois of that poetic part of the country, and prettily versified by M. F. Mistral, in a little poem somewhat resembling in style Bishop Percy's old English ballads. It may be rougly sketched in substance as follows :—Mireille, the heroine, is a vir tuous and gentle village girl, whose hand is sought by two suitors—one of them a man of substance, but of violent and brutal character; the other named Vincent, his contrast in person, character, and purse. Mireille prefers the letter. His rival, irritated at being refused, waylays Vincent at a pass on the mountains, an encounter ensues, and Vin cent is thought to have fallen by his hand. Mireille, deeply distressed at her lover's supposed death, undertakes a pil grimage to pray for him at a celebrated shrine in those parts, bur on reaching the end of her long journey she is overjoyed to find Vincent waiting for her, having escaped the attempt of his formidable rival. Unfortunately this happiness comes too late, Overpowered by fatigue and suffering she has been struck by a coup de soleil, and ex pires in her lover's arms, We could not help thinking that this coup de soled, introduced by the poet to ac count for her death, was quite superfluous under the cir cumstances, and one of the audience suggested it should be called le coup de "grace." The first act was very warmly applauded, particularly a chorus, " Chanter, Charles:Magnanarelles 1" vehemently encored. The second act, though not so much distinguished by the favour of the public, came in for a due share of approval. In the third, a long baritone solo of a gloomy or religious character found few partisans, but in the fourth a charming cantilena, Het Petit Berger, sung by Mme. Carvalho, united all suffrages in its favour; it is a gem of the first water. This lady never displayed her talents to greater advantage, and Madame Fare Lefebvre seconded her moat admirably. The scenery and general appoint. ments are in the usual style of this house—that is to say, not easily surpassed in any theatre. The customary up roarious enthusiasm followed the descent of the curtain, in the midst of which the names of the composer and writer were honoured with ovations loud and long enough to com pensate for any deficiency of warmth exhibited during the representation. APPREHENSION OF A RETURNED CONVICT. — On Saturday forenoon Alexander Hunter, a man about 35 years of age, belonging to Langholm, was appre hended in Linlithgow on a charge of forgery. It appears that on Sept. 25, 1860, Hunter was sentenced at Jedburgh to four years' penal servitude for forgery and uttering a forged letter, and was liberated from Dartmoor Prison on license on Dec. 24 last, having undergone three years and three months of his sentence. The balance of a gratuity is given to a released convict at the expiration of three months, on proof by certificate from a magistrate or other competent person that he is earning his livelihood by honest means; and to obtain the balance due to him on that con dition Hunter appears to have fabricated a certificate to that effect, and to have forged and adhibited to it the name of Mr. Colquhoun, chief constable, Linlithgow. He despatched the certificate, along with his claim for the balance of the gratuity, to the Governor of Dartmoor Prison ; but that official, being suspicious of the genuineness of the docu ment, communicated with Mr. Colquhoun, who made ar rangements for securing Hunter should he call at the post office. On Saturday forenoon Hunter called at the post office, asking for a letter, and was accordingly taken into custody. He had previously been an inmate of the Linlith gow poorhouse for some we eks.—Ltitnburgh , Cour ant. THE NEW HIGHWAY ACT.—The Act 24 and 25 Vie., cap. 51, having been applied to 56 parishes, embracing 300 miles of road in the West Ridi ng petty ses sional district of Doncaster, the first meeting of the magis trates and waywardens of the district was held in the Town Hall, Doncaster, to take the preliminary steps for carrying ou t the measure. Sir Charles 'Wood, M.P., occupied the M.P., wa s e l ec t e d p erma nent chair. Mr. W. 13 . Wri g htson, chairman. Mr. Childers and Mr. Mellowes, of High Mel ton, were each proposed for the office of vice chairman, but the latter was selected by 31 votes to 34. For the office of clerk, the salary of which was fixed by the meeting at £35 per year, there were two candidates, Mr. F. E. Watkinson, of Sheffield, and Mr. C. E. Palmer, solicitor, Doncaster. The votes were taken, when there appeared for Mr. Wat kinson, 27; for Mr. Palmer, 31. Mr. Palmer was therefore declared elected. It was decided to postpone the appoint ment of surveyor until April 16, but the salary was fixed at £2OO per annum. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. NORTHAMPTON RACES—Tms DAT. HANDICAP PLATE OF 50 SOVS. Airedale Tailor Seven ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 20 SOVS, Brioche Lady Egidia: 2 Pirate RACING STAKES. _ Outlaw Sea Boy 9 Dispute.. ...... 3 Four ran. LATEST BETTING. • EARL SPENCER'S PLATE. 4to 1 agst Soapstone (taken) (3 to 1 agst My Mary (taken), 8 to 1 agst Sournise (taken) 10 to 1 agst Templar (taken) 12 to 1 agst Suburban (taken) CHESTER cur. 100 to 7 agst Change (taken) 20 to 1 agst Lord Zetland (taken) 50 to 1 agst Golden Pledge (taken) THE DERBY. 15 to 1 agst Cambuscan (taken) 100 to 7 agst Forager (taken) 30 to 1 agst Ely (taken) SECOND► EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLocii. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. NORTHAMPTON RACES.—Tms DAY. (By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) EARL SPENCER'S PLATE. Reindeer Cry theia My Mary Twenty-two ran. ALTHORPE PARK STAKES. Puritan Tennyson sixteen ran. N ORTHAMP ONS HIRE CUP. Dankeld St. Lawrence Turn of Luck 3 Five ran. ST. LIZ HANDICAP. General Hess Argonaut Sixteen ran. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. THE WAR IN DENMARK. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. COPENHAGEN, MARcH 29. The enemy has left Horsens, marching south wards. Yesterday the King arrived at Aarhus, and at once proceeded to Randers, The Danish loss yesterday was on!y 100 men, whereas that of the Prussians was inconsiderable. Twenty-seven Prussians were taken prisoners. THE S.EIAKSPERE TERCENTENART CELEBRATION. —The following further arrangements have been reported in connexion with the National Shaksperean Com mittee .—The English residents in Paris, who have formed themselves into a committee in aid of the London Monu mental Fund, with Mr. Blanchard Jerrold as honorary secretary, have arranged !or a banquet on the 23rd, at which Lord Grey, Lord Cowley, and other distinguished persons will be present. The working men of London propose on the same day to plant a sapling oak from Windsor Forest, to be henceforth known as the Shakepere's oak, and after wards to have a monster gathering and musical festival at the Agricultural Hall, fur which a specially interesting pro gramme is being prepared. It is also announced that Car dinal Wiseman has undertaken to deliver a lecture on Shah spare, in aid of the national object at St. James's Hall, or some other large hall, in the months of June or July next. The Lord Mayor has convened a meeting of influential gentlemen in connection with the city, to be held at the Mansion House, on Monday, April 11, at 2 o'clock. A curious case has just come before the Correc tional Tribunal of Chinon (Indre-et-Loire). MM. T— and C, wine dealers, of Bordeaux, were tried on a charge of having fraudulently endeavoured to compel M. Foucqueteau to receive a quantity of wine under pretext that it had been ordered by his father. It appeared from the statement of counsel, that C.-. arrived at Chinon on Nov. 2 last, a few hours after the sudden death of M. Fouc queteau, president of the Tribunal of that town, and that he determined to take advantage of that circum stance to effect the sale of a quantity of wine, by pretending that M. Foucqueteau had ordered it just before his decease. He accordingly addressed the following letter to his partner at Bordeaux :—" I send you my orders No. 72, 73, and 74 ; I have not yet finished at Chinon. Remember that, as to No. 72, it is a second edition of the order at Angiers," On the following day T— sent off a quantity of wine amount ing to 1,339 fr. and at the same time he wrote to Mr. Feucqueteau a letter containing the bill, and expressing his hope that the wine would give satisfaction. As the letter arrived when M. Foucqueteau, jun., was in great distress on account of his father's death, no attention was paid to it, but when the wine arrived a week later, he refused to receive it, and after examining his father, and making inquiries among his friends, he became convinced that the order had never been given. Several letters passed between him and the defendants, but as they contained state ments which he knew to be fake, he persisted in his refusal, and commenced proceedings against them. In court, C— admitted that no order had been given, and expressed his regret that he had yielded to a momentary impulse, though he could riot see that he had done anything very wrong. The president, after expressing his astonishment at hearing such an opinion uttered by a person who wished to be thought a respectable man of business, asked the defendant what be meant by saying in his letter of the 2d November that the order No. 72 was a second edition of the order at Angers." The defendant C---replied :—" Two years ago I met a commercial traveller who told me that when at Angers he happened to see a grand funeral pass along the street, and finding that the deceased was a man of great property whose fortune would all go to distant relations, . he determined to send a good lot of wine to him under pre tence that he had been ordered. The wine was received by the heirs of the deceased, who paid for it and became excellent customers from that time. The recollection of this fact induced him to try the same trick on M. Foucqueteau." He declined giving the traveller's name The President remarked that it would be to the defendant's interest to give the name, as from the manner in whch he alluded to the order in the letter of Nov. 2, it would seem that the defendant himself had played the trick at Angers. The defendant denied this, but persisted in his refusal to name the traveller. The other defen dant declared that he at first considered the order genuine, but soon afterwards learned that it was not so The Public Prosecutor pressed for a conviction against both defendants, but admitted that T— was less to blame than the other. The Tribunal having declared the charge proved against both defendants, condemned C--- to a fortnight's imprisonment with 200 fr. fine, T—, to a week's imprison ment with 100 fr. fine, and both conjointly to the costs. A petition signed by 13 Arabs residing at El. Arrouoh and neighbourhood (province of Constantine) has been addressed to the Senate, prayi ng f or t h e app li cat i on of French justice in their country. The petition ers state that the Emperor Napoleon the Third, in his Speech o n opening th e Ch am b ers , recogn i se d th e m as hie subjects, and that what they most desire from French civilisation is the inviolable and sacred guarantee which protects the respective rights of all French subjects. The French laws, they say, form a precise and regular Code, a n d every man knows hi s r i g h ts, and what reparation he can o bt a i n f or a v i o l a ti o n o f th em. Th e peti tioners then point out that the Arab laws are founded on customs which at present differ in almost every tribe, so that the people live in continual uncertainty. MAL 74, Maroh 24.—The following naval movements have taken place :—On Friday her Majesty's ship Magi ciennne, 16, Capt. IN Armytage, and the Royal Oak, 35, iron-caked ship, Capt. F. A. Campbell, arrived from the lonian Islands with large quantities of ordnance stores; and on Sunday the Gibraltar, 81, Capt. Prevost, carce from Corfu in two days, similarly loaded. The Magicienne left Corfu on the 9th inst., calling at St. Maura and Ithaca for stores, and bringing Lady Hotham as passenger. The Royal Oak left Corfu on the 16th, and came here direct-- p asse nger, Lieut. C. D. Inglis, R.N. On the 18 th the Cos sack, 20, Capt. W. R. Rolland, left on return to Corfu, and on the following day the Surprise, 4, Commander W. H Whyte, arrived fram Benghazi and 11Iarsa-Souzah—passen w been hi l e attending thererepairs i o r n a theger , c L h i a e r u t t e . r D e d r 2, Master-Con t , A. Brown, arrived on Tuesday from En g land and Gibral tar on were being made to the Malta an d Alexandria telegraph e s w tea ß me l\ r -. F a a ' n li n is y v L es a s ni elbherats, The iron screw troopship Drome dar y , her way to Coral ' The Nagicienne lef t yesterday, it is be . lieved, for Corfu. SOMETHING LINE AN ADYERTISEMENT.—The Surrey management has adopted a novel way of advertising t h e popular melo - drama "Ashore mad Afloat." They have chartered a good.sized and full rigged man-o'- , war, mounted on wheels, and bearing a crew of some half dozen bill dietributore, li I